Neck-yoke attachment.



R. 8. MIX.

NECK YOKE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 13, 1913.

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ROBERT MIX, OF ATLANTA, NEW/,YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1915.

Application filed December 13, 1913. Serial No. 806,512.

To all whome'tmay concern:

Be itknown that L'ROBERT S. MIX, a

citizen of the United States, residing at.

Atlanta, in thecounty of Steuben and'State of New York have invented certain new and An important object of my invention isto provide an attachment for neck yokes consisting of a novel form of supporting means for the draft pole of a vehicle which is constructed to withstand rough usage and is not liable to become broken.

Another important object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described which consists of a leather ring which is secured to the neck yoke and is reinforced by novel means whereby the life of the device is materially increased and accidents due to breaking of the connection be tween the yoke and draft pole and causingthe horses to run away is eliminated.

The invention further aims to improve pole supporting means of the character described so as to render them more practical, reliable and eiiicient, cheap to manufacture and more commercially desirable.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more particularly pointed out in the claim which is appended hereto and forms a part of this application.

With reference to the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention as it is reduced to practice,

and throughout the several views of which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts, Figure l is a front elevation of my device showing it attached to a neck yoke, and Fig. 2 is a vertlcal sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1 illustrating the device as it would appear in assembled position relative to the neck yoke.

Referring to the drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate corresponding parts, the numeral 3 designates a metallic band which is adapted to surround theneck yoke-4c. The free ends 5 of the band 3 are clamped in engagement with a leather ring. 6 andheld in that position by bolts 7 or other suitable fastening means. I

The leather ring 6 is composed of a pluralty of layers of leather that are stitched ad- Jacent. their edges as at 8. The inner end of the ring 6 is provided with a straight edge While the outer end is rounded and slightly enlarged.

As a means for strengthening the ring 6 there have been provided flat metallic rings 8 and 9 that are adapted to be secured to the ring 6 upon opposite sides thereof adacent its inner edge, by bolts 10 or other suitable fastening means that are inserted through the rings and leather ring 6. These rlngs 8 and 9 are curved in cross section and rns amrrr unio 1 when tightly secured by means of the bolts 10 produce a slight curve in cross section to the leather ring 6 which-facilitates a great gripping engagement of the ring 6 with a draft pole not shown.

Inserted through the band 3 and neck yoke i centrally of the side edges of the band is an elongated bolt 11. This bolt 11 is disposed angularly with relation to the vertical axis of the neck yoke t and has threaded upon its upper terminal which is extended beyond the edge of the band 3, a suitable nut 12. The lower end of the bolt 11 is offset and provided with an eye 13 that is disposed in engagement with one of the free terminals 5 of the band 3 at a point between the fastening means 7. A rolled ear 14 is formed adjacent the outer edge of the flat ring 9 and is adapted to receive a connecting ring or link 15 that is inserted through the eye 13 on the bolt 11 and serves to connect the bolt 11 with the ring 9. i

It will be seen that when the draft pole of a vehicle running gear, not shown, is in serted through the leather ring 6, the greater portion of the strain is placed uponthe bolt 11 thus increasing the rigidity and life of the device. The angular disposition of the 'bolt 11 and offset portion in combination nated thus: preventing accidents and pos-,

sible injury to occupants of the vehicle.

In reduction to practice, I have found that the form of myinvention,illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the above v description, as the preferred embodiment is the most eflicient and practical; yet realizing that thecconditions concurrent with the adoptionof my. device will necessarily vary, I desire to emphasize'the fact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion andarrangement of'parts may be resorted to, when required,with0ut sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention, as defined in the appended claim.

.Whati' s claimed is I The combination with a neck yokeand depending flexible pole supporting member secured thereto, of a bolt inserted through the neck yoke and being disposed in a downwardly and forwardly inclined plane relative thereto, an eye formed on the lower end, of said bolt, the other end of said bolt being screw threaded, a nut turned on the screw threaded end'of said bolt and en gaging said neck yoke, a metallic ring secured to said pole supporting member, an eye carried by said ring and a link pivotally connected with the eye on the bolt and the eye on the ring, said eye on the boltbeing disposed-in engagement with the upper part of the pole supporting member on the front face thereof; p

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

FRED. W. TERRY, JOHN NILES.

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